Unchain My Heart is a song about addiction, written by drug user Bobby Sharp (1924-2013). Charles delivers it as a song of love addiction. Charles had his own drug problems from the age of 16 and was arrested for possession of heroin in 1964, an offence for which he received five years' probation. He wrote about his addiction in songs such as Let's Go Get Stoned. The photograph above showing him backstage is from Ray Charles – Yes Indeed! Photographs by Joe Adams' is a limited edition book and DVD boxed set, available from Genesis Publications at www.RayCharlesBook.com